
android-java
Android Java development with MVVM, ViewBinding, and Espresso testing
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npx skills add https://github.com/alinaqi/maggy --skill android-java- 01
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SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Android Java Skill
Project Structure
project/
├── app/
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── main/
│ │ │ ├── java/com/example/app/
│ │ │ │ ├── data/ # Data layer
│ │ │ │ │ ├── local/ # Room database, SharedPreferences
│ │ │ │ │ ├── remote/ # Retrofit services, API clients
│ │ │ │ │ └── repository/ # Repository implementations
│ │ │ │ ├── di/ # Dependency injection (Hilt/Dagger)
│ │ │ │ ├── domain/ # Business logic
│ │ │ │ │ ├── model/ # Domain models
│ │ │ │ │ ├── repository/ # Repository interfaces
│ │ │ │ │ └── usecase/ # Use cases
│ │ │ │ ├── ui/ # Presentation layer
│ │ │ │ │ ├── feature/ # Feature screens
│ │ │ │ │ │ ├── FeatureActivity.java
│ │ │ │ │ │ ├── FeatureFragment.java
│ │ │ │ │ │ └── FeatureViewModel.java
│ │ │ │ │ └── common/ # Shared UI components
│ │ │ │ └── App.java # Application class
│ │ │ ├── res/
│ │ │ │ ├── layout/
│ │ │ │ ├── values/
│ │ │ │ └── drawable/
│ │ │ └── AndroidManifest.xml
│ │ ├── test/ # Unit tests
│ │ └── androidTest/ # Instrumentation tests
│ └── build.gradle
├── build.gradle # Project-level build file
├── gradle.properties
├── settings.gradle
└── CLAUDE.md
Gradle Configuration
App-level build.gradle
plugins {
id 'com.android.application'
}
android {
namespace 'com.example.app'
compileSdk 34
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.example.app"
minSdk 24
targetSdk 34
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
}
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled true
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
}
}
compileOptions {
sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
}
buildFeatures {
viewBinding true
}
}
dependencies {
// AndroidX
implementation 'androidx.core:core:1.12.0'
implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1'
implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.11.0'
implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.4'
// Lifecycle
implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel:2.7.0'
implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata:2.7.0'
// Testing
testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.8.0'
androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.5'
androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.5.1'
}
Architecture Patterns
MVVM with ViewModel
// ViewModel - holds UI state, survives configuration changes
public class UserViewModel extends ViewModel {
private final UserRepository repository;
private final MutableLiveData<User> user = new MutableLiveData<>();
private final MutableLiveData<Boolean> loading = new MutableLiveData<>(false);
private final MutableLiveData<String> error = new MutableLiveData<>();
public UserViewModel(UserRepository repository) {
this.repository = repository;
}
public LiveData<User> getUser() {
return user;
}
public LiveData<Boolean> isLoading() {
return loading;
}
public LiveData<String> getError() {
return error;
}
public void loadUser(String userId) {
loading.setValue(true);
repository.getUser(userId, new Callback<User>() {
@Override
public void onSuccess(User result) {
user.setValue(result);
loading.setValue(false);
}
@Override
public void onError(String message) {
error.setValue(message);
loading.setValue(false);
}
});
}
}
Repository Pattern
// Repository interface (domain layer)
public interface UserRepository {
void getUser(String userId, Callback<User> callback);
void saveUser(User user, Callback<Void> callback);
}
// Repository implementation (data layer)
public class UserRepositoryImpl implements UserRepository {
private final UserApi api;
private final UserDao dao;
public UserRepositoryImpl(UserApi api, UserDao dao) {
this.api = api;
this.dao = dao;
}
@Override
public void getUser(String userId, Callback<User> callback) {
// Try cache first, then network
User cached = dao.getUserById(userId);
if (cached != null) {
callback.onSuccess(cached);
return;
}
api.getUser(userId).enqueue(new retrofit2.Callback<User>() {
@Override
public void onResponse(Call<User> call, Response<User> response) {
if (response.isSuccessful() && response.body() != null) {
dao.insert(response.body());
callback.onSuccess(response.body());
} else {
callback.onError("Failed to load user");
}
}
@Override
public void onFailure(Call<User> call, Throwable t) {
callback.onError(t.getMessage());
}
});
}
}
Activity & Fragment Patterns
Activity with ViewBinding
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private ActivityMainBinding binding;
private MainViewModel viewModel;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
binding = ActivityMainBinding.inflate(getLayoutInflater());
setContentView(binding.getRoot());
viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this).get(MainViewModel.class);
setupObservers();
setupListeners();
}
private void setupObservers() {
viewModel.getUser().observe(this, user -> {
binding.userName.setText(user.getName());
});
viewModel.isLoading().observe(this, isLoading -> {
binding.progressBar.setVisibility(isLoading ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
});
}
private void setupListeners() {
binding.refreshButton.setOnClickListener(v -> {
viewModel.loadUser(getCurrentUserId());
});
}
@Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
binding = null;
}
}
Fragment with ViewBinding
public class UserFragment extends Fragment {
private FragmentUserBinding binding;
private UserViewModel viewModel;
@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
binding = FragmentUserBinding.inflate(inflater, container, false);
return binding.getRoot();
}
@Override
public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(requireActivity()).get(UserViewModel.class);
setupObservers();
}
private void setupObservers() {
viewModel.getUser().observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), user -> {
binding.userName.setText(user.getName());
});
}
@Override
public void onDestroyView() {
super.onDestroyView();
binding = null; // Prevent memory leaks
}
}
Testing
Unit Tests with JUnit & Mockito
@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
public class UserViewModelTest {
@Mock
private UserRepository repository;
@Rule
public InstantTaskExecutorRule instantTaskExecutorRule = new InstantTaskExecutorRule();
private UserViewModel viewModel;
@Before
public void setup() {
viewModel = new UserViewModel(repository);
}
@Test
public void loadUser_success_updatesUserLiveData() {
// Arrange
User expectedUser = new User("1", "John Doe");
doAnswer(invocation -> {
Callback<User> callback = invocation.getArgument(1);
callback.onSuccess(expectedUser);
return null;
}).when(repository).getUser(eq("1"), any());
// Act
viewModel.loadUser("1");
// Assert
assertEquals(expectedUser, viewModel.getUser().getValue());
assertFalse(viewModel.isLoading().getValue());
}
@Test
public void loadUser_error_updatesErrorLiveData() {
// Arrange
doAnswer(invocation -> {
Callback<User> callback = invocation.getArgument(1);
callback.onError("Network error");
return null;
}).when(repository).getUser(eq("1"), any());
// Act
viewModel.loadUser("1");
// Assert
assertEquals("Network error", viewModel.getError().getValue());
assertFalse(viewModel.isLoading().getValue());
}
}
Instrumentation Tests with Espresso
@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
public class MainActivityTest {
@Rule
public ActivityScenarioRule<MainActivity> activityRule =
new ActivityScenarioRule<>(MainActivity.class);
@Test
public void userName_isDisplayed() {
onView(withId(R.id.userName))
.check(matches(isDisplayed()));
}
@Test
public void refreshButton_click_triggersRefresh() {
onView(withId(R.id.refreshButton))
.perform(click());
onView(withId(R.id.progressBar))
.check(matches(isDisplayed()));
}
@Test
public void userList_scrollToItem_displaysCorrectly() {
onView(withId(R.id.userList))
.perform(RecyclerViewActions.scrollToPosition(10));
onView(withText("User 10"))
.check(matches(isDisplayed()));
}
}
GitHub Actions
name: Android CI
on:
push:
branches: [main]
pull_request:
branches: [main]
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Set up JDK 17
uses: actions/setup-java@v4
with:
java-version: '17'
distribution: 'temurin'
- name: Setup Gradle
uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
- name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
run: chmod +x gradlew
- name: Run Lint
run: ./gradlew lint
- name: Run Unit Tests
run: ./gradlew testDebugUnitTest
- name: Build Debug APK
run: ./gradlew assembleDebug
- name: Upload APK
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: debug-apk
path: app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
instrumentation-tests:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Set up JDK 17
uses: actions/setup-java@v4
with:
java-version: '17'
distribution: 'temurin'
- name: Enable KVM
run: |
echo 'KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0666", OPTIONS+="static_node=kvm"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-kvm4all.rules
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger --name-match=kvm
- name: Run Instrumentation Tests
uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@v2
with:
api-level: 29
script: ./gradlew connectedDebugAndroidTest
Lint Configuration
lint.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<lint>
<!-- Treat these as errors -->
<issue id="HardcodedText" severity="error" />
<issue id="MissingTranslation" severity="error" />
<issue id="UnusedResources" severity="warning" />
<!-- Memory leak detection -->
<issue id="StaticFieldLeak" severity="error" />
<!-- Security -->
<issue id="HardcodedDebugMode" severity="error" />
<issue id="AllowBackup" severity="warning" />
<!-- Performance -->
<issue id="ViewHolder" severity="error" />
<issue id="Overdraw" severity="warning" />
<!-- Ignore for tests -->
<issue id="InvalidPackage">
<ignore path="**/test/**" />
<ignore path="**/androidTest/**" />
</issue>
</lint>
build.gradle lint options
android {
lint {
abortOnError true
warningsAsErrors false
checkReleaseBuilds true
xmlReport true
htmlReport true
}
}
Common Patterns
Null-Safe Callbacks
// Define callback interface
public interface Callback<T> {
void onSuccess(T result);
void onError(String message);
}
// Use with null checks
public void fetchData(Callback<Data> callback) {
if (callback == null) return;
try {
Data result = performFetch();
callback.onSuccess(result);
} catch (Exception e) {
callback.onError(e.getMessage());
}
}
Safe Context Usage
// Use application context for long-lived objects
public class DataManager {
private final Context appContext;
public DataManager(Context context) {
// Always use application context to prevent Activity leaks
this.appContext = context.getApplicationContext();
}
}
// Check for null context in callbacks
private void updateUI() {
Context context = getContext();
if (context == null || !isAdded()) return;
// Safe to use context
}
Thread-Safe Singleton
public class ApiClient {
private static volatile ApiClient instance;
private final Retrofit retrofit;
private ApiClient() {
retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
.baseUrl(BASE_URL)
.addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create())
.build();
}
public static ApiClient getInstance() {
if (instance == null) {
synchronized (ApiClient.class) {
if (instance == null) {
instance = new ApiClient();
}
}
}
return instance;
}
}
Android Anti-Patterns
- ❌ Context leaks - Never hold Activity/Fragment references in static fields or singletons
- ❌ Memory leaks in callbacks - Always use WeakReference or clear callbacks in onDestroy
- ❌ UI updates on background thread - Always post to main thread for UI changes
- ❌ Hardcoded strings - Use string resources for all user-visible text
- ❌ God Activities - Keep Activities under 200 lines, extract logic to ViewModels
- ❌ NetworkOnMainThreadException - Never perform network calls on main thread
- ❌ Ignoring lifecycle - Always respect Activity/Fragment lifecycle states
- ❌ Blocking the main thread - Keep main thread operations under 16ms
- ❌ Not handling configuration changes - Use ViewModel to survive rotation
- ❌ Hardcoded dimensions - Use dp/sp units and dimension resources
- ❌ Deep view hierarchies - Keep layout depth under 10 levels, use ConstraintLayout
- ❌ Not closing resources - Always close Cursor, InputStream, database connections
FAQ
What does the android-java skill do?
Android Java development with MVVM, ViewBinding, and Espresso testing
How do I install android-java?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/alinaqi/maggy --skill android-java in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/android-java/ (personal) or .claude/skills/android-java/ (project).
Which AI agents can use android-java?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is android-java safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains android-java?
It is published by alinaqi in alinaqi/maggy. It has 669 recorded installs.
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